The Red Chamber: Hang Qin Keqing at the start

Chapter 97 [097] Qiangdai and his wife are going to Jiangnan?

Lin Daiyu was shocked when she heard the words, and hurriedly opened the letter.

When her eyes swept across the letter paper, her pair of smoldering eyebrows became more and more wrinkled, and a few tears appeared in her pair of affectionate eyes, and lines of clear tears gushed out like a bursting embankment.

Aunt Xue asked with concern:

"Son, what's wrong with you? What's your father's disease? What made you so anxious?"

However, Lin Daiyu was sobbing now, unable to answer her question for a while.

Seeing this, Xue Baochai hurried over, holding Lin Daiyu's trembling shoulders, while poking her head to read the contents of the letter.

"Sister Lin, Uncle Lin said in his letter that he is very ill, you should hurry home and have a look." Xue Baochai persuaded softly.

In fact, apart from feeling sorry and worried for Lin Daiyu, she also felt a little joy in her heart.

This is because Xue Baochai has an exquisite mind and is extremely clever, and he has already seen that Jia Qiang's attitude towards Lin Daiyu is somewhat ambiguous.

If Lin Daiyu left Rongguo Mansion, then her relationship with Jia Qiang would naturally be indifferent and alienated, and they would gradually forget each other in the world.

In this way, Xue Baochai has a better chance of marrying Jia Qiang.

At this time, Aunt Xue was also feeling mixed feelings.

As Lin Daiyu's elder, seeing Lin Daiyu so sad, Aunt Xue felt very sad.

But as Xue Baochai's mother, Aunt Xue hopes that Lin Daiyu will leave Jia's house as soon as possible, and it is best not to come back again in the future. In this way, Jia Baoyu may forget Lin Daiyu and turn his mind to Xue Baochai, and finally tie the knot with Xue Baochai Get married and complete the golden and jade marriage.

Now that the Xue family is declining day by day, and has long lost its former glory and wealth, Aunt Xue is counting on Xue Baochai to marry into the illustrious Jia family to help the declining Xue family.

Merchants seek profit, and the Xue family, as an imperial merchant, always puts profit first. Although Xue Baochai also values ​​feelings, she values ​​profit more. If marrying Jia Baoyu is more beneficial than marrying Jia Qiang, then Xue Baochai will also weigh the pros and cons. Choose the most favorable option.

Even if it is ruthless, it is also touching.

This is the seemingly cold and heartless sister Bao who is still the most beautiful.

There is a poem to prove it: "There is no love but endless love. Can love be exhausted when there is no more love? When there is no end to love, there are no trees and no waves in the moon."

Lin Daiyu choked and trembled and said:
"I didn't expect my father to be so seriously ill. I'm going to bid farewell to my ancestors now and set off for Yangzhou immediately."

As soon as these words came out, Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai looked at each other. Although they didn't say anything, they both saw the slightest joy in each other's eyes.

At this time, Lin Daiyu was so weak from crying that she had no choice but to walk to Rongqing hall step by step with the support of her maids, Zijuan and Xueyan.

Mother Jia listened to Lin Daiyu's account of Lin Ruhai's serious illness, and said with tears in her face:

"Poor child, go back and take good care of your father. He is only a daughter like you. You should do your part in filial piety."

After all, Jia Mu looked at Wang Xifeng who was sitting next to her, and ordered:
"Girl Feng, Yu'er is a girl who brings a few maidservants back to Yangzhou City. I'm afraid it's not safe. Let's see which male master in our mansion is free. You can go back to Yangzhou City with Yu'er."

Wang Xifeng originally wanted her husband, Jia Lian, to accompany her, but when she thought that Jia Lian was a lustful wolf, even if it was due to her relatives, she would not have any wrong thoughts about Lin Daiyu, but once she arrived in the south of the Yangtze River, where there are many famous prostitutes, Jia Lian would probably Ask Hua Xunliu, take all the dirty and smelly things in your arms.

Wang Xifeng thought about it, and Jia Qiang's figure suddenly appeared in his mind, and the corners of his lips curled up into a smile.

"Old Ancestor, why not send Jia Qiang to accompany Sister Lin to Yangzhou City?"

Mother Jia was slightly taken aback, then nodded and smiled and said:

"Jia Qiang is one of the rare talents among the descendants of our Jia family. I am relieved to have him accompany Yu'er back to Yangzhou City."

Wang Xifeng said with a smile:

"The old ancestor's eyes are as bright as a torch, and he definitely can't read it wrong. Last time, His Majesty delivered a decree, saying that on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month next year, the noble concubine will return to our Jia family to visit relatives. I was thinking, let Jia Qiang buy it from Jiangnan by the way this time. Twelve girls who can sing, when the imperial concubine comes back to visit her relatives, they can also listen to the opera and have fun together."

Mother Jia thought for a moment, then said with a smile:
"You have a good idea. When Yuanchun comes back to visit relatives, if there is a special opera troupe singing, firstly it will appear lively, and secondly, it will appear pompous and face-saving. Then you will allocate a sum of money to Jia Qiang and let him Let's buy twelve little actors from Jiangnan!"

"Yes!"

Wang Xifeng saluted Qian'er, and immediately ordered Feng'er, the servant girl, to inform Jia Qiang to come to Rongqingtang to meet her.

At this moment, Jia Qiang had just finished the banquet with Huang Lao and the others and returned to Luxue Nunnery.

Not long after sitting there, I saw Feng'er coming.

"Second Lord Qiang, our Grandma Lian'er invites you to Rongqing Hall."

Jia Qiang was startled when she heard the words, and asked:

"Is the ancestor looking for something for me?"

Feng'er replied:
"I can't tell you the specifics. In short, both the ancestors and our grandma want to talk to you."

"Okay, I'll go right away." Jia Qiang didn't continue to ask, because Feng'er was just a maid, and it was naturally inconvenient to say some things, so she didn't make things difficult for her.

Less than half a cup of tea later, Jia Qiang rushed to Rongqing Hall and found that Lin Daiyu was also there, and her two affectionate eyes were bloodshot, and there were tears on her face, obviously she had just cried a while ago.

"Jia Qiang pays respects to the old ancestor, Second Aunt Lian, and Aunt Lin!" Jia Qiang bowed to Jia Mu, Wang Xifeng and Lin Daiyu, but did not kowtow.

This is because, after Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty, he issued an imperial edict stipulating that officials only need to salute.

To salute is to bow hands together, no need to kneel down.

Even grass-roots people do not need to kneel down when they see officials. Only criminals need to kneel down when they are in court.

Therefore, there is no need for Jia Qiang to kneel down and salute Jia Mu.

Only a mother like Jia Baoyu, in order to please Jia's mother, would kneel and kowtow every time he asked for peace.

Moreover, if you think about it, Jia Qiang has already produced five clothes. She is a distant relative of the Rongguo Mansion, so she doesn't have to bow down to Jia's mother.

Seeing Jia Qiang clasped her fists and bowed to herself with her back straight, Jia's mother was not at all displeased, but gave Jia Qiang a high look.

"It's no wonder Brother Qiang is so simple in the heart of the emperor. Just this whole body demeanor is better than all the male descendants of the Jia family!" Jia Mu praised with a smile.

Jia Qiang smiled modestly and said, "My ancestor has given me too much credit. I don't know what orders my ancestor has for me?"

Jia Mu looked at Wang Xifeng and said with a smile:

"Let Feng girl tell you."

Wang Xifeng smiled and said:
"Brother Qiang, it's like this. Sister Lin's father is seriously ill. She wants to go back to Yangzhou City to visit her father. I want you to go with her and go to the south of the Yangtze River to buy twelve little actors and bring them back. I wonder if you would like that? "

Jia Qiang was slightly taken aback, and subconsciously looked at Lin Daiyu, only to find that Lin Daiyu was also looking at herself.

The gazes of the two collided, as if thousands of threads of love had merged into one place.

(End of this chapter)